- Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have been engaged since 2020
- But a recent Instagram submit was misinterpreted by some
- DailyMail.com gives all of the latest worldwide sports activities information
Sue Bird has shut down hypothesis that she and fiancée Megan Rapinoe had gotten married, joking that they had been dressed too effectively for a recent marriage ceremony of their buddies.
The athletic energy couple traveled to Wales for the nuptials of soccer gamers Jess Fishlock and Tziarra King – two of Rapinoe’s former OL Reign teammates.
And an Instagram post from Bird recapping the occasion apparently triggered followers to assume she and Rapinoe had tied the knot themselves.
The WNBA legend later wrote on her Instagram story, ‘PSA: Megan & I did NOT get married. Sorry for the confusion. I suppose the matches had been too good.’
For the ceremony, Rapinoe wore a black blazer gown whereas Bird wore a white double-breasted jacket.
The former USA soccer star Rapinoe was additionally seen in a protecting boot following her Achilles tear in November.
She was injured in her last-ever recreation for OL Reign earlier than retirement.
However, the 38-year-old appeared to have a good time on the marriage ceremony she attended together with her companion Bird.
‘Congratulations to the 2 most stunning brides I ever did see,’ she wrote in an Instagram post of her personal. ‘To a protracted life and lengthy love. May you all the time have this a lot enjoyable❤️ Thank you for a fantastic few days.’
The marriage ceremony was additionally attended by fellow soccer participant Ali Krieger, who made 108 appearances for the USA girls’s nationwide workforce.
Like Rapinoe, the 39-year-old Krieger additionally retired final month after turning out for Gotham FC this season.
Her workforce beat Rapinoe’s within the NWSL last.
Krieger is newly divorced from former USWNT teammate Ashlyn Harris.
